A woman was airlifted to hospital on Tuesday night after being trapped in her following a two vehicle crash near Exmoor.

Emergency services were called to the B3224 Heath Poult Cross near Wheddon Cross on Exmoor.

A fire appliance from Porlock and two from Minehead attended just before 8pm on August 22.

On arrival, crews confirmed this to be a two vehicle road traffic collision with one female trapped.

A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Crews assisted ambulance personnel with first aid and casualty care then used hydraulic cutting equipment to extricate the female from the vehicle.

“The female was handed over to air ambulance paramedics. One male was also conveyed to hospital by road ambulance.